Portable sawing-machine.



A. H BASTIAN.

PORTABLESAWING MACHINE.

APPLICAUON FILED FEB. 14.19l8.

1,280,369., I Patented om. 1, 1918.

head provided with saw-holding means, a bifurcated lever ulcrumed on the crossliead having its arms located to bear on the cross-head adjacent said saw-holding means, a spring operating. normally to space said arms from the cross-head, a locking lever fulcrumed on the clamping lever having a long end projecting above the latter and a short end projecting below the same, the short end bearing on the crossl1ead, and the long end of said locking lever being curved so that when arranged in its locking position .its extremity will be located below the outer faces of the arms of said clamping lever.

3. In a portable sawing machine, a crossliead provided with saw-holding means, a bifurcated lever fulcrumed on the crossheadhaving its arms located to bear onthe l arms from the cross-head, a locking lever fulcrumed on the clamping lever having a long end projecting above the latter and a short end projecting below the same, said short end being curved toward the fulcrum of the clamping lever, and the short end bearing on the cross-head. j

Ll. In a portable sawing machine, a crosshead provided With saw-holding means, a bfurcated lever fulcrumed on the cross-head having` its arms located to bear on the cross head adjacent said saw-holding means, a spring operating normally to space said arms from the cross-head, a locking lever fulcrumed on the clamping lever having a long end projecting above the latter and a short end projecting below the same, said short end being curved toward the ulcrnm of the clamping lever, a roller journaled in the extremity of said short end, vand said roller bearing on the cross-head.

AUGUST H. BASTIAN.

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